Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces

Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 is divided into twenty-three provinces (ខេត្ត, khaet) and the capital Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

. Provinces are further subdivided into districts (ស្រុក, srŏk) and municipalities (ក្រុង, krong). Districts are divided into communes (ឃុំ, khum) and quarters (សង្កាត់, sangkat), then further divided into villages (ភូមិ, phum). The municipalities are divided into quarters (សង្កាត់, sangkat), which are divided into villages (ភូមិ, phum), and further divided into groups (krom). The capital is divided into sections (ខណ្ឌ, khan), which are divided into quarters (សង្កាត់, sangkat), and further divided into villages (ភូមិ, phum).

First-level divisions: provinces and capital

Provinces (khaet) and municipalities (krong) are Cambodia's first-level administrative divisions. Provinces are divided into 159 districts (srŏk) and 26 municipalities (krong). The capital is divided into 8 khan.

On 22 December, 2008, King Norodom Sihamoni

Norodom Sihamoni

Norodom Sihamoni is the current reigning King of Cambodia. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihanouk and Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, he was named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in 2004...

 signed a Royal Decree that changed the municipalities of Kep

Kep, Cambodia

Kep is a coastal city and former beach resort in Cambodia's Kep Province, 173 kilometres southwest of Phnom Penh.The city was founded in 1908 during French colonial rule and was originally named Kep-sur-mer. Many of the French-style villas are overgrown and run-down, but Kep is slowly being...

, Pailin

Pailin

Pailin is a province at the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains, in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. This province is surrounded by Battambang Province, and was officially carved out of Battambang to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng...

 and Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville , also known as Kampong Saom, is a province in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. This port city is a growing Cambodian urban center, located southwest of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The province is named after King Father Norodom Sihanouk and grew up around the...

 into provinces, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.

Kratie

Kratié Province

Kratié or Kracheh is a province in northeastern Cambodia. It borders Stung Treng to the north, Mondulkiri to the east, Kampong Thom to the west, Kampong Cham and Vietnam to the south....

, Ratanakiri

Ratanakiri

Ratanakiri is a province in northeastern Cambodia that borders Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, Mondulkiri Province to the south, and Stung Treng Province to the west. The province extends from the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north, across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San...

, Stung Treng

Stung Treng

Stung Treng is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is located in the western part of the Virachey National Park.It is the major city of both the district and province and has a population of 29,665 ....

 and Mondulkiri

Mondulkiri

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 were part of Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 until the French protectorate

Protectorate

In history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...

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Location	Name	Capital	Population	Area (km²)	Population Density	Human Development Index (HDI)	Abbrivation
	Banteay Meanchey Province	Sisophon Sisophon Sisophon is the provincial capital of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6. Serei Saophoan is difficult to pronounce, so often the area is written transliterated as "Sisophon", even on Cambodian signs...	678,033	6,679 km²	102	0.421	BM
	Battambang Province Battambang Province Battambang is a province in northwestern Cambodia. It is bordered to the North with Banteay Meanchey, to the West with Thailand, and to the East and South with Pursat. The capital of the province is the city of Battambang. The name, meaning 'lost staff', refers to the legend of Preah Bat Dambang...	Battambang Battambang Battambang is the capital city of Battambang province in northwestern Cambodia.Battambang is the second-largest city in Cambodia with a population of over 250,000. Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is well known for being the leading rice-producing province of the country...	1,036,523	11,702 km²	89	0.435	BB
	Kampong Cham Province	Kampong Cham	1,680,694	9,799 km²	172	0.616	KC
	Kampong Chhnang Province	Kampong Chhang	472,616	5,521 km²	86	0.562	KN
	Kampong Speu Province	Kampong Speu Town	716,517	7,017 km²	102		KS
	Kampong Thom Province	Kampong Thom	708,398	13,814 km²	51	0.509	KT
	Kampot Province	Kampot	585,110	4,873 km²	120	0.548	KP
	Kandal Province Kandal Province Kandal is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Ta Khmao town . The province completely surrounds, but does not include, the national capital Phnom Penh...	Ta Khmau Ta Khmau Ta Khmao is the capital of Kandal Province in central Cambodia.The city is about 11 Km south of Phnom Penh . The City is subdivided into 6 communes and 20 villages ....	1,265,805	3,568 km²	355	0.653	KD
	Koh Kong Province Koh Kong Province Koh Kong is a province of Cambodia. The name means "Kŏng Island Province". Its capital is Koh Kong.-Geography:The most south-western province of Cambodia, Koh Kong has a long undeveloped coastline and a mountainous, forested and largely inaccessible interior which embraces part of the Cardamom...	Koh Kong	139,722	11,160 km²	12	0.576	KK
	Kep Province	Kep	40,208	336 km²	120		KE
	Kratie Province Kratié Province Kratié or Kracheh is a province in northeastern Cambodia. It borders Stung Treng to the north, Mondulkiri to the east, Kampong Thom to the west, Kampong Cham and Vietnam to the south....	Kratié	318,523	11,094 km²	29	0.513	KR
	Mondulkiri Province	Sen Monorom Senmonorom Senmonorom is the capital of Senmonorom District and Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.Senmonorom is the only major town in the province of Mondulkiri...	60,811	14,288 km²	4	0.573	MK
	Oddar Meanchey Province	Samraong	185,443	6,158 km²	30	0.537	OM
	Pailin Province Pailin Pailin is a province at the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains, in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. This province is surrounded by Battambang Province, and was officially carved out of Battambang to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng...	Pailin Pailin Pailin is a province at the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains, in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. This province is surrounded by Battambang Province, and was officially carved out of Battambang to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng...	70,482	803 km²	88		PL
	Phnom Penh Municipality Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...	Phnom Penh Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...	2,000,064	758 km²	2,638	0.638	PP
	Preah Sihanouk Province	Sihanoukville Sihanoukville Sihanoukville , also known as Kampong Saom, is a province in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. This port city is a growing Cambodian urban center, located southwest of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The province is named after King Father Norodom Sihanouk and grew up around the...	199,902	868 km²	230		SV
	Preah Vihear Province	Tbeng Meanchey Phnom Tbeng Meanchey Tbeng Meanchey is a town, and capital of Preah Vihear Province in northern Cambodia. Phnom Tbeng Meanchay is the mountain rising to 600 m 5 km south-west of Tbeng Meanchay town.-Sites:...	170,852	13,788 km²	12		PR
	Pursat Province	Pursat Pursat Pursat is the capital of Pursat Province, Cambodia. Its name derived from a type of tree.- Notes :...	397,107	12,692 km²	31	0.585	PS
	Prey Veng Province	Prey Veng	947,357	4,883 km²	194	0.535	PV
	Ratanakiri Province	Banlung Banlung Banlung is the capital of Ratanakiri Province in northeastern Cambodia. Banlung is 636 km from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Ratanakiri province borders Vietnam and Laos. Banlung is also the capital of the Banlung District. The city has a population of around 17,000 and the surrounding...	149,997	10,782 km²	14	0.502	RK
	Siem Reap Province	Siem Reap Siem Reap Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and is the gateway to Angkor region.Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market...	896,309	10,299 km²	87	0.601	SR
	Stung Treng Province Stung Treng Province Stung Treng is a northern province of Cambodia.-Description:The Cambodia/Lao border is located in the north of Stung Treng Province. The Mekong river crosses the province roughly in its midst.-History of stung treng:...	Stung Treng Stung Treng Stung Treng is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is located in the western part of the Virachey National Park.It is the major city of both the district and province and has a population of 29,665 ....	111,734	11,092 km²	10	0.557	ST
	Svay Rieng Province	Svay Rieng City	482,785	2,966 km²	163	0.486	SG
	Takeo Province	Takéo Takéo Takéo is the capital of Takéo Province, Cambodia. As of 1998 it had a population of 39,186. The town and province is known for its silk weaving and the province is home to about 10,000 of the total of 15,000 Cambodian weavers. Most silk weavers in the villages are near the national highway in the...	843,931	3,563 km²	237	0.582	TK

Second-level divisions: districts, municipalities and sections

Districts (srŏk) are subdivisions of provinces and consist of multiple communes (khum), and quarters (sangkat).
Municipalities (krong) are subdivisions of provinces and consist of multiple quarters (sangkat).
A section (khan) is a subdivision of the capital and consists of multiple quarters (sangkat).

Communes (khum)

Communes are subdivisions of districts. Communes consist of multiple villages (phum).

Villages (phum)

Villages (phum), the basic geographical and administrative subdivision in Cambodia, are subdivisions of communes (khum) and quarters (sangkat).

During the Khmer Rouge

Khmer Rouge

The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...

 years and under the Communist government in power during the Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia

People's Republic of Kampuchea

The People's Republic of Kampuchea , , was founded in Cambodia by the Salvation Front, a group of Cambodian leftists dissatisfied with the Khmer Rouge, after the overthrow of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot's government...

 villages were further subdivided into 'groups' (krom) of 15-20 households who were led by a group leader (Meh Krom). However, this system is no longer part of the official administrative system and is now unevenly applied.

The administrative head of a Phum is the village chief (Protean Phum) who is usually assisted by a deputy. Village chiefs report to the leader of the commune or commune chief (Meh Khum). Village chiefs come under the authority of the Ministry of Interior which is responsible for administration and the National Police. Prior to 2006, village chiefs were government appointed and required ministerial approval after a nomination from the commune. However, in 2006 Cambodia held its first election for village chiefs.

City quarters (sangkat)

The capital (large urban areas - for example, Phnom Penh) is divided into districts called khan. These khan are further divided into quarters called sangkat which is the basic administrative level of local areas in the city.

History

In 1975 the Khmer Rouge government did away with all former Cambodian traditional administrative divisions. Instead of provinces, "Democratic Kampuchea

Democratic Kampuchea

The Khmer Rouge period refers to the rule of Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, Khieu Samphan and the Khmer Rouge Communist party over Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge renamed as Democratic Kampuchea....

" was divided into seven geographic zones: The Northwest, the North, the Northeast, the East, the Southwest, the West and the Center.

These zones were derived from divisions established by the Khmer Rouge when they fought against the Khmer Republic

Khmer Republic

The Khmer Republic or République Khmère, was the republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on October 9, 1970. The Khmer Republic was disestablished in 1975 and was followed by the totalitarian communist state known as Democratic Kampuchea.-Background:Formally declared on October...

 led by general Lon Nol

Lon Nol

Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister...

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External links

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